July - 2005 Newsletter - Pediatric Oncall

Dear Subscriber:

New features on www.pediatriconcall.com for this month:

LATEST UPDATES

HEADACHE: Read more about headache, its causes, the danger signs and treatment of headache.

MIGRAINE: Migraine is a special type of headache characterized by episodic nature (generally occurs from one to four times a mouth), is throbbing in nature and generally on side of the head. Read more about how to deal with it.

APPENDICITIS: Appendicitis is the commonest cause of pain in the abdomen. Read more about the appendix, how to identify appendicitis and its treatment.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION: A blood transfusion is the transfer of blood or blood products from one person (donor) into another person’s bloodstream (recipient). In most situations it is a life saving procedure. Read more…

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LIFE ITSELF: Lizz Geissler shares her experience on finding out at the age of 14 years that she had a twin and that he had died before they were born..

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EXPERT’S OPINION:
Query: My 10 year old son was recently diagnosed with PU valves. He has reflux to both kidneys and his bladder has been damaged (both muscles and nerves). After the operation he was retested and no real improvement was found. He is now going to self cather 4 times daily to keep infection from occurring. I've been told about an intermstem product, which can be placed in the bladder to help with voiding. Is there any one out there who knows if this has been used in children and what the outcomes have been? Thank you.

Answer: If there is significant VUR, leading to kidney damage, surgery in the form of ureteric reimplantation may be tried to reposition the ureters in the bladder in such a way that the reflux stops. However, since the nerves are damages as in a neurogenic bladder, the surgery may not be very useful.

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